Music News
Ek Is Out! Spotify Names New Co-CEOs
Cause for celebration has been greatly exaggerated.
Month: September 2025
HiFi News
ATOLL Electronique Readies the New Flagship Evolution 400 Series
I think I did more than let on that I really enjoyed my time with Atoll’s SDA300 Signature Streaming Integrated Amplifier when I reviewed it back in December.
HiFi News
Massive Fire at Resolution A/V’s Brooklyn, NY Home and How You Can Help
Late Wednesday, more than 250 FDNY firefighters spent over seven hours fighting a fire at 481 Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn, home to many artists and businesses including Resolution A/V.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: September 26, 2025
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Sysivalo by Ø
Have you ever seen John Berger’s Ways of Seeing, the series that ran on the BBC in 1972 where Berger talked about, well, ways of seeing. . .art?
HiFi Reviews
Review: DeVore Fidelity O/Bronze Loudspeakers
When it comes to hifi and music, distance matters.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Dynaudio Core 5 Professional 2-Way Reference Studio Monitor
The front-loaded bass reflex Dynaudio Core 5 stand 14″ tall and house a 1.1″ Cerotar Pro soft dome tweeter, a 5″ MSP (Magnesium Silicate Polymer) woofer, a pair of 280 Watt amps per driver per speaker, and a DSP x-over. A lot of speaker for […]
HiFi News
Attention Grimm MU1, MU2, and LS1r Owners: the New Grimm Remote Is Yours for Words
The pen is mightier than the wallet?
HiFi News
totaldac Streamers Are Now Qobuz Connect Compatible!
Qobuz Connect allows you stream your tunes directly from Qobuz to compatible devices with no middlemen needed. Direct.
TM News
A Taste of Patreon: Ten Favorite Works of Art
Patreon is a platform that allows creators of all kinds to share exclusive content with subscribers.
HiFi News
Mark Your Calendar: The Florida International Audio Expo Warming Up for Its 8th Annual Event
Florida in February. In 2026.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: September 19, 2025
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark by Gwenifer Raymond
Anyone who follows my weekly album picks knows I have a thing for guitar and its players in all manner of styles from Jeff Parker to Mary Halvorson to Jimi Hendrix, Joe Pass, John Fahey, James Blackshaw, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, Marc Ribot, Mississippi […]
HiFi Reviews
Review: Weiss Engineering Helios Reference DAC
The Helios is the 3rd DAC from Weiss I’ve reviewed in these pages along with the DAC501 and DAC204 and the one thing they have in common, beyond their obvious Weiss origin, is they all sound great. In many ways, exceptional.
HiFi News
TEAC’s New Reference 500 Series PD-507T CD Transport Is Coming Q4 20025
As we all more than likely know, a CD transport does not also house a DAC. If it did, it would a CD player. For serious listening, I’m a fan of transports seeing as I already have a DAC I love. You probably do too.
HiFi News
Devialet Refreshes the Phantom with the New Ultimate Editions
Tens years after the Devialet Phantom made a big splash inside and outside the world of audiophilia, the company has introduced a pair of Ultimate editions.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Thoughts: In Praise of Listening
We live in a funny world, which isn’t funny at all most of the time, and one of the funniest notions in hifi is that the value of listening to music is best determined by a measured approach devoid of emotion.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: September 12, 2025
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Bury Me (EP) by Ora Cogan
Ora Cogan is represented by NYC’s Sacred Bones label which means something to me. More often than not, it means I’m going to like what I hear.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Treehaus Audiolab The Preamplifer & 300B-2 SET Amplifier
Fans of the complete package—design, craft, engineering, performance and quality—can spot many of these traits built into the Treehaus Audiolab The Preamplifer and 300B-2 SET Amplifier from a listening seat away.
Music News
Spotify Finally Rolls Out Lossless Quality Streaming (and why I don’t care)
I subscribe to lossless streaming from Tidal and Qobuz because it simply makes good sense, it’s a giant bargain, and it sounds better than lossy streaming all things considered. But Spotify? No thanks.
HiFi News
Say Hello to the New Goldmund Telos 670 Integrated Amplifier
I have a thing for Goldmund’s clean minimalist lines that imbue their products with an architectural air. In other words, I like the way they look.
HiFi News
Technics’ New $899 SL-40CBT & SL-50C Direct Drive Turntables
I make no bones about my love for Technics ‘tables and own a 1970s-era SP-15 because a) it is a thing of industrial design beauty, b) it plays 78s, and c) it does what it’s supposed to do really well.
HiFi News
Introducing Perlisten’s New A Series Loudspeakers
I’ve reviewed a few speakers from Perlisten and the more I listened, the more I liked.
#NewMusicFriday
#NewMusicFriday: September 5, 2025
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: A Danger to Ourselves by Lucrecia Dalt
There are a number of artists whose new works I wait for. Impatiently.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Harbeth NLE-1 Professional Monitor Loudspeakers
TMI. Too much information is an oft-stated knock against “Pro” audio gear. On the other hand, hifi companies with Pro Audio history are often valued for that experience. Odd, no?
HiFi News
Meet the New Flagship Hana Umami Black MC Cartridge
Did you know that Hana also makes a Moving Coil (MC) cartridge called the “ML”? Just sayin’.